149
149
Jan 8, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 149
favorite 0
quote 0
john mccain put principles. first one example -- based on his own personal experience, john mccain thought members of his own party and spoke out against torture leading to the effort to pass the detainee treatment act to ensure we would live within our values. [applause] john mccain has never hesitated to do what he thought was right rather than what is politically expedient. a rare individual in politics. new hampshire is the place where his commitment to truth in politics found a name, straight talk. it was traveling across the state on his street talk express that senator mccain's unique brand of candor and politics caught fire with very discerning new hampshire primary voters, not once but twice. that senator mccain would become a primary legend and in my view new hampshire's first senator was far from certain when campaign here in 1999. with texas governor george bush wrapping up endorsements and leading early in the polls, the arizona senator faced an uphill climb. true to his character, up zero climbs do
john mccain put principles. first one example -- based on his own personal experience, john mccain thought members of his own party and spoke out against torture leading to the effort to pass the detainee treatment act to ensure we would live within our values. [applause] john mccain has never hesitated to do what he thought was right rather than what is politically expedient. a rare individual in politics. new hampshire is the place where his commitment to truth in politics found a name,...
190
190
Oct 29, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 190
favorite 0
quote 0
after the john mccain experience four years ago, no one would actually use that phrase. there are unpredictable ways in which this could affect people. no one wants to be seen as trying to take political of vantage of this. but the effect could include things like not being able to make appearances in swing states, early voting, or power outages lasted long enough, voting could be disrupted. the fact that nobody can really tell -- it will be difficult to get the message out. voters in crucial areas will not be paying attention to the federal election or campaign messages or the last-minute flurry of advertisements that everyone basically sits on cash for if they do not have power. both candidates are losing their opportunity to send their message to voters. there is the unknown impact on the much discussed ground game that the obama campaign was relying on to get the voters out to the polls. you also argue that mitt romney is the one who has ground to make up in a crucial swing states, like ohio and virginia. it will make it difficult for him. right now it is hard to tel
after the john mccain experience four years ago, no one would actually use that phrase. there are unpredictable ways in which this could affect people. no one wants to be seen as trying to take political of vantage of this. but the effect could include things like not being able to make appearances in swing states, early voting, or power outages lasted long enough, voting could be disrupted. the fact that nobody can really tell -- it will be difficult to get the message out. voters in crucial...
108
108
Jan 8, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 108
favorite 0
quote 0
you happen to lose to john mccain. now you are back running. you have been running four years and years and years. this idea, suddenly citizenship showed up in your mind. you have been running since the 1990's. [applause] >> mr. speaker, citizenship has always been on my mind. i happen to see my dad run for governor when he was 54 years old. never did involved in politics if you have to win election to pay a mortgage. if you find yourself in the business you can serve, you have the responsibility to do so. if your kids -- i never thought i would get involved in politics. when i saw ted kennedy running unopposed in 1994, a man i thought had credit permanent underclass in america, i said someone has to run against him. i did not have a ghost of a chance of beating him. this republican from massachusetts was not going to beat ted kennedy. i told the partners in my firm, i will be back in six months. i was happy he had to take a mortgage out on his house to ultimately defeat me. i stood up as a citizen to battle what i felt was best for the nation.
you happen to lose to john mccain. now you are back running. you have been running four years and years and years. this idea, suddenly citizenship showed up in your mind. you have been running since the 1990's. [applause] >> mr. speaker, citizenship has always been on my mind. i happen to see my dad run for governor when he was 54 years old. never did involved in politics if you have to win election to pay a mortgage. if you find yourself in the business you can serve, you have the...
56
56
Aug 28, 2012
08/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 56
favorite 0
quote 0
mccain. -- barack obama, not for sarah palin, it was for john mccain. >> it sounds like if you pull back the cameras, you are not worried about the shortened convention and the destruction. it sounds like -- distraction. it sounds like -- >> i think we took four days -- there are a lot of good things happening. people walk away thinking that was a good show. >> you are part of the mitt romney secret service package. >> this is an air ahead. >> you often travel on his plane. what is he like on the plane? >> good question. the public perceptions tend to be different than the reality. she has a spectacular sense of humor. -- he has a spectacular sense of humor. >> i am from california, what does that mean? >> jerry seinfeld. big prankster. we were in a car going somewhere. he spent an hour going through who is a better prankster. >> have you ever been the victim of a romney prank? >> yes. >> we played some good tricks on him. >> that his old school. >> perkin him for an event, when there is actually no event. >> tell us where you think the party is at the moment. >> the press does not
mccain. -- barack obama, not for sarah palin, it was for john mccain. >> it sounds like if you pull back the cameras, you are not worried about the shortened convention and the destruction. it sounds like -- distraction. it sounds like -- >> i think we took four days -- there are a lot of good things happening. people walk away thinking that was a good show. >> you are part of the mitt romney secret service package. >> this is an air ahead. >> you often travel on...
163
163
Jun 25, 2012
06/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 163
favorite 0
quote 0
there was a wonderful moment in the john mccain campaign. sarah palin is on her way up to meet him at his home in sedona, ariz. for the interview. he is on the telephone with bill lawyer who hasthe vetting process. he had just come t pleadedhe vetting of sarah palin and it was done rather hurriedly and some people not -- don't get was done thoroughly. the last thing john mccain said was give me your bottom line. the lawyers said high-risk, high reward. john mccain said you should not have told me that, i have been a gambler all my life. mitt romney is not a gambler. he is solid, staid and everything signal that has come out of the romney campaign to date is that they will not go that route. they will pick a governing choice, somebody who will be instantly seen as capable of becoming president in the event something happened. we're looking at a different model influenced both by the problems that occurred four years ago but also the difference between the two nominees. >> thank you. >> i nuclear engineer from austin, texas. howl as the excess
there was a wonderful moment in the john mccain campaign. sarah palin is on her way up to meet him at his home in sedona, ariz. for the interview. he is on the telephone with bill lawyer who hasthe vetting process. he had just come t pleadedhe vetting of sarah palin and it was done rather hurriedly and some people not -- don't get was done thoroughly. the last thing john mccain said was give me your bottom line. the lawyers said high-risk, high reward. john mccain said you should not have told...
97
97
Jan 10, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 97
favorite 0
quote 0
[cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "john mccain, john mccain, john mccain!"] [crowd chanting "go, john, go!"] ♪ >> those remarks from senator john mccain took place after winning the new hampshire primary in 2000. the first in the nation 2012 contest is also taking place, 8:00 p.m. eastern, a road to the white house coverage continuing at an o'clock p.m. eastern with speeches from candidates. you can join us by phone or facebook or follow us on twitter, and we will follow the candidates on to the south carolina primary on the 31st. going back to february 1, 2000, from george w. bush. he lost the primary by 19 points to senator mccain. here is a look at his 10-minute speech. [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> thank you very much. thank you very much. judd, i appreciate it. the huge turnout, it warms my heart. [cheers and applause] i just placed a phone call to my friend john mccain on the race he ran in new hampshire. he ran a really good race and a strong race. he spent more time in this great state than any of the other candidates, and it pa
[cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "john mccain, john mccain, john mccain!"] [crowd chanting "go, john, go!"] ♪ >> those remarks from senator john mccain took place after winning the new hampshire primary in 2000. the first in the nation 2012 contest is also taking place, 8:00 p.m. eastern, a road to the white house coverage continuing at an o'clock p.m. eastern with speeches from candidates. you can join us by phone or facebook or follow us on twitter, and we...
119
119
Oct 6, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 119
favorite 0
quote 0
he certainly -- hillary clinton during the primary and even a little bit toward john mccain and didn't need to. i saw this election season he can't run on his record would be full of claims of -a-imaginary racism. and ultimately the point of the book is don't fall for it again, america. >> one of the policies that came out of the 1970's is affirmative action. it's going to be reviewed again by the supreme court in another week and a half or so. so what are your views about the effectiveness of -- or lack thereof of affirmative action? >> my law firm, center for individual rights, brought the case against my alma mater. university of michigan law school. we won the law school case. we lost the undergrad case. and i think at this point, it is -- and there have been more recent studies about how it is a disaster for black people. but mostly i think it's a disaster for america. at this point, i will say, -- >> why? >> you get past discrimination by not discriminating on the basis of race. that's the way to do it. i will say one of the things that conservatives have generally not liked abou
he certainly -- hillary clinton during the primary and even a little bit toward john mccain and didn't need to. i saw this election season he can't run on his record would be full of claims of -a-imaginary racism. and ultimately the point of the book is don't fall for it again, america. >> one of the policies that came out of the 1970's is affirmative action. it's going to be reviewed again by the supreme court in another week and a half or so. so what are your views about the...
146
146
Sep 2, 2012
09/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
it's not because john mccain doesn't care. it's because john mccain doesn't get it. for over two decades, he's subscribed to that old, discredited republican philosophy - give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else. in washington, they call this the ownership society, but what it really means is - you're on your own. out of work? tough luck. you're on your own. no health care? the market will fix it. you're on your own. born into poverty? pull yourself up by your own bootstraps - even if you don't have boots. you're on your own. well it's time for them to own their failure. it's time for us to change america. you see, we democrats have a very different measure of what constitutes progress in this country. we measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage; whether you can put a little extra money away at the end of each month so you can someday watch your child receive her college diploma. we measure progress in the 23 million new jobs that were created when bill clinton was president - w
it's not because john mccain doesn't care. it's because john mccain doesn't get it. for over two decades, he's subscribed to that old, discredited republican philosophy - give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else. in washington, they call this the ownership society, but what it really means is - you're on your own. out of work? tough luck. you're on your own. no health care? the market will fix it. you're on your own. born into poverty?...
124
124
Jan 9, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 124
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> white john mccain. -- like a john mccain. >> a lot of things are inaccurate. it is unusual, and perhaps understandable, that people who spend a life in politics, when you get in politics, that is all you want to do. if you have been elected, you want to get reelected. i went to massachusetts to make a difference. i did not go there to begin a political career. i made a difference. i put in place the things i wanted to do. i went about the accomplishments we wanted to pursue. there were 100 things i wanted to do. those things i pursued aggressively, son and we won, someone did not. to run again? that would be about me. i was trying to get the state in the best shape i could. left the world of politics and went back into business. i have the opportunity to use the experience i have. you have this surprised look on your face. >> are you going to tell people that you are not going to run for reelection? for president if you win? >> it is still my time. >> governor, take 30 seconds. >> in this, for me, politics is not a career. my career was being in business and s
. >> white john mccain. -- like a john mccain. >> a lot of things are inaccurate. it is unusual, and perhaps understandable, that people who spend a life in politics, when you get in politics, that is all you want to do. if you have been elected, you want to get reelected. i went to massachusetts to make a difference. i did not go there to begin a political career. i made a difference. i put in place the things i wanted to do. i went about the accomplishments we wanted to pursue....
171
171
Jun 25, 2012
06/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
mccain said is, "give me your bottom line," and he said, "john, high-risk, high reward, " and he is a gambler. mitt romney is not a gambler. they are not going to have a governing choice. someone will be interesting -- seen in this way if mitt romney were to win. a at a ascot there is the difference between the two nominees -- and there is the difference between the 2 billion nominees. >> i am a nuclear engineer from austin, texas. with the health care, hal in has affected -- how it has affected things. >> i am sorry >> health care. other important topics. educational reforms and things like that? >> sometime this summer, we're going to have health care coming back when the supreme court hands down its decision on the obama health-care law. health care was a significant factor in shaping public attitudes about president obama. it was a combination of the stimulus package but also the health-care plan that helps to read polarize this very rapidly health care is an important issue to people, so it is a bread and butter issue, but it is also a political issue. this is reshaping the way
mccain said is, "give me your bottom line," and he said, "john, high-risk, high reward, " and he is a gambler. mitt romney is not a gambler. they are not going to have a governing choice. someone will be interesting -- seen in this way if mitt romney were to win. a at a ascot there is the difference between the two nominees -- and there is the difference between the 2 billion nominees. >> i am a nuclear engineer from austin, texas. with the health care, hal in has...
620
620
Sep 6, 2012
09/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 620
favorite 0
quote 0
it's not because john mccain doesn't care. it's because john mccain doesn't get it. two decades, he's subscribed to that old, discredited republican philosophy. give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else. in washington, they call this the "ownership society," but what it really means is that you're on your own. [laughter] out of work? tough luck, you're on your own. no health care? the market will fix it. you're on your own. born into poverty? pull yourself up by your own bootstraps, even if you don't have boots. you are on your own. [cheers] well, it's time for them to own their failure. it's time for us to change america. and that's why i'm running for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] you see, you see, we democrats have a very different measure of what constitutes progress in this country. we measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage, whether you can put a little extra money away at the end of each month so you can someday watch your child receive her college
it's not because john mccain doesn't care. it's because john mccain doesn't get it. two decades, he's subscribed to that old, discredited republican philosophy. give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else. in washington, they call this the "ownership society," but what it really means is that you're on your own. [laughter] out of work? tough luck, you're on your own. no health care? the market will fix it. you're on your own. born...
297
297
Aug 29, 2012
08/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 297
favorite 0
quote 1
john mccain, john film, and rob portman. they were all men who were talked about as potential candidates for president. john mccain was dropped -- the nominee four years ago. portman will play a role as a stand in for president obama during the republican debate. we will find more about that in a upcoming story. you can catch all this on c- span. we are bringing you live, gavel- to-gavel coverage of the convention. we will watch the convention in charlotte, north carolina next week. illinois, karen, republican caller. caller: i have waited quite a while to be on air. my original call was to comment on the washington post article that you were reading earlier. i have expanded my list since that time, as well as taking the phone away from my year a time or two, because i give very apoplectic about some of the commentary at times. the lady before me and what she just said, the expansive speakers, i also tuned in throughout the day for the full gamut of speakers. it was a great, wonderful variety. we may have missed a whole othe
john mccain, john film, and rob portman. they were all men who were talked about as potential candidates for president. john mccain was dropped -- the nominee four years ago. portman will play a role as a stand in for president obama during the republican debate. we will find more about that in a upcoming story. you can catch all this on c- span. we are bringing you live, gavel- to-gavel coverage of the convention. we will watch the convention in charlotte, north carolina next week. illinois,...
152
152
Oct 3, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 152
favorite 0
quote 0
and most recently, john mccain in 2008 seemed to moffett on the leadership side before he even got to the debate by suggesting that the debate be postponed so they could stay in washington and work on the bailout project. that made him look unleaderly because he really could not do much about that personally anyway. but he did not also seem to be able to handle multiple problems at once. i think that will be important in this particular year. the two candidates have opposite problems. nobody doubts that obama can relate to the people. that he is likable. that he can balance or do the democratic party. what we are wondering is, where is the leader early part? there is a four year pattern where there is not as much change as we had hoped. and romney is known as a take charge, ceo leader. but the big challenge is showing his democratic and like the rest of us. >> democratic with these little "d." >> yes. especially after the comment he made. challenging for both. >> you can arm wrestle. you are closer to the mic, go ahead. >> one of the issues this year, the legion of fact checkers will
and most recently, john mccain in 2008 seemed to moffett on the leadership side before he even got to the debate by suggesting that the debate be postponed so they could stay in washington and work on the bailout project. that made him look unleaderly because he really could not do much about that personally anyway. but he did not also seem to be able to handle multiple problems at once. i think that will be important in this particular year. the two candidates have opposite problems. nobody...
162
162
Mar 10, 2012
03/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 162
favorite 0
quote 0
he was quoting john mccain. if we are going to take something like that that everybody is chattering about on twitter and is sort of rising to the surface and that is what people a ticking away from the speech, we do owe it to our audience to tell as complete a picture as possible in every case, regardless of whether we are focusing on the republican race or the president. >> i think this is interesting. the general proposition is that the media's too liberal. if that is the perception that somebody has, it probably indicates that they think the media is just to the left of them. it may mean that they are on the a ist hand side and medium reporting something they don't like. i listen to radio stations that have commentators on them and it does not look like they are liberal media to me. i know there is media on both sides. but when i look at the press that bill clinton got or barack obama got, it does not look to me like the press is fawning over them. barack obama is basically, i believe, he stands accused in t
he was quoting john mccain. if we are going to take something like that that everybody is chattering about on twitter and is sort of rising to the surface and that is what people a ticking away from the speech, we do owe it to our audience to tell as complete a picture as possible in every case, regardless of whether we are focusing on the republican race or the president. >> i think this is interesting. the general proposition is that the media's too liberal. if that is the perception...
113
113
Mar 5, 2012
03/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 113
favorite 0
quote 0
john mccain was watching backstage. she had never given a speech with that kind of focus or the kind of audience. he is watching with mounting excitement as she gives the speech. he can believe how good she is. she finishes the speech and mccain is over the moon. one of his advisers says that partly to the speech, her teleprompter was malfunctioning. the teleprompter was moving too slowly. mccain says, "i hope that doesn't happen to me." imposed onandicappe her by the technology. the campaign was on tenterhooks. she hit it out of the park. she was an asset for the campaign. for a week or 10 days after that, she was. there was concern in the national polls. people on the democratic side were freaking out on how she injected some much freshness into that campaign. had stumblesshe and the financial crisis kicked him that the game changed again and pick began to of complications. the campaign gave obama to rise to the location. others felt confident about his abilities. >> you chronicle the preparation process as the campai
john mccain was watching backstage. she had never given a speech with that kind of focus or the kind of audience. he is watching with mounting excitement as she gives the speech. he can believe how good she is. she finishes the speech and mccain is over the moon. one of his advisers says that partly to the speech, her teleprompter was malfunctioning. the teleprompter was moving too slowly. mccain says, "i hope that doesn't happen to me." imposed onandicappe her by the technology. the...
134
134
May 30, 2012
05/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 134
favorite 0
quote 0
if you look at the contributions that obama and john mccain received, obama out-raised john mccain two to one. businesses are very, very smart. liberals and conservatives only like to play one side. they apologize for one side and do nothing but criticize the other. most are very smart and they buy access. they are more than happy to play both sides of the i/o. host: john is an independent caller from georgia. caller: good morning. i want to comment about the guy who called in and talked about hispanics working for $5 an hour. he must have forgotten that this country was built on slave labor. he talks lies out of both sides of his mouth. host: are you a democrat? caller: i am an independent. host: what do you think about the state of the democratic party and the republican party? caller: what i think about the democratic party? we have an lot of money into politics now. comment about that, what the supreme court did, and money buys elections. guest: i am not sure money buys elections. at least on the presidential level. the way money functions in this country is a lot more subtle. i th
if you look at the contributions that obama and john mccain received, obama out-raised john mccain two to one. businesses are very, very smart. liberals and conservatives only like to play one side. they apologize for one side and do nothing but criticize the other. most are very smart and they buy access. they are more than happy to play both sides of the i/o. host: john is an independent caller from georgia. caller: good morning. i want to comment about the guy who called in and talked about...
184
184
Nov 7, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 184
favorite 0
quote 0
but starting with john mccain in 2008, i'm not suggesting john mccain was a racist, but john mccain had no association with black people whatsoever. pretty much like mitt romney this year. i know they always find some black people to trot out and say yes, this is somebody i know, but the fact of the matter is if you look at his career, you look at the aids that he had when he was a senator, all of the things in terms of his history and john mccain's family comes from mississippi, he had no association with black people whatsoever. when john mccain ran for the presidency in 2008, black people were not even on his radar. after president obama got elected, there was a belief -- and i would a not necessarily true belief among republicans that african- american voters -- it was basically off-limits, not possible to appeal to african- americans. that was a mistake. i believe that the rise of a lot of publicly expressed racist sentiments and the attitudes that go with them came from the fact that a lot of republicans all of a sudden decided that black people were off limits, so we do not have
but starting with john mccain in 2008, i'm not suggesting john mccain was a racist, but john mccain had no association with black people whatsoever. pretty much like mitt romney this year. i know they always find some black people to trot out and say yes, this is somebody i know, but the fact of the matter is if you look at his career, you look at the aids that he had when he was a senator, all of the things in terms of his history and john mccain's family comes from mississippi, he had no...
146
146
Mar 4, 2012
03/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
the story of john mccain's collapse and then comeback and john edwards' extraordinary role only revealed far after the fact of what was going on in their lives as he was running for president and making a strong play to be the democratic nominee. >> and your take on this new hbo film that people will be talking about four years later. >> we were thrilled to work with hbo on this. they have a high quality they bring to these films. mark and i were honored and gratified when they bought the option to do the book. we knew there was going to have to be some choices made. it is a big book. it is 500 pages. it is a big campaign. if you didn't want to sit down and do a mini series, you would have to pick a story line. jay roach, the guy that also directed the award-winning recap, they were very attracted to the palin storey. it is an iconic american story that this woman had only been governor 18 months before she is sort of snatched out of obscurity and put on the republican ticket on the most pressure-filled environment with the brightest spotlight you can imagine. what that was like for her
the story of john mccain's collapse and then comeback and john edwards' extraordinary role only revealed far after the fact of what was going on in their lives as he was running for president and making a strong play to be the democratic nominee. >> and your take on this new hbo film that people will be talking about four years later. >> we were thrilled to work with hbo on this. they have a high quality they bring to these films. mark and i were honored and gratified when they...
148
148
Jan 5, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 148
favorite 0
quote 0
i am proud to be here with senator john mccain and a great friend. i appreciate the center being here. i will say a few things, offer some thoughts. as you heard me last night, i was appreciative of the process that began last night. we are on track to retire a guide that is a nice guy, but over his head. it is time for barack obama to go home and time for someone who understands this economy to lead the country. [applause] i happen to think that the gap between what candida obama promised and what he delivered is so extraordinary that the american people understand that they will do the right thing and, when we have to have somebody that can get this country going in the right track. it is a long list. his failure to put in place crippling sanctions, his failure to stand up for the people that went to the streets, those things that represent extraordinary risks in the future of our world and our own nation, it was the economy. he said he was going to borrow from your generation to pay back, and he was going to do that to hold unemployment below 8%.
i am proud to be here with senator john mccain and a great friend. i appreciate the center being here. i will say a few things, offer some thoughts. as you heard me last night, i was appreciative of the process that began last night. we are on track to retire a guide that is a nice guy, but over his head. it is time for barack obama to go home and time for someone who understands this economy to lead the country. [applause] i happen to think that the gap between what candida obama promised and...
156
156
Aug 31, 2012
08/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 156
favorite 0
quote 0
john mccain had it in a very difficult headwind in 2008. he moved closer and in some slightly ahead. then it fell back. host: stan greenberg is our guest for the next 45 minutes. we are opening up the phone lines for your comments. the convention starting tuesday in charlotte -- will you be there? guest: i will. my wife is a member of congress. she is a delicate and i am a devoted spouse. james carville and i do democracy corps. we will participate in other events during the convention. so i will be active and interested but not in the kind of role that i had with president clinton. host: the issue of medicare and the selection of paul ryan -- i will ask your thoughts on the selection of paul ryan and have they changed since the convention wrapped up. guest: i think it makes the paul ryan budget central. i thought it was a very odd speech. it was quite different. it really was dismissive of the president. he spends a lot of time explaining it. even conservative commentators are still speaking about the fact that the speech needed to be fort
john mccain had it in a very difficult headwind in 2008. he moved closer and in some slightly ahead. then it fell back. host: stan greenberg is our guest for the next 45 minutes. we are opening up the phone lines for your comments. the convention starting tuesday in charlotte -- will you be there? guest: i will. my wife is a member of congress. she is a delicate and i am a devoted spouse. james carville and i do democracy corps. we will participate in other events during the convention. so i...
105
105
Jan 15, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 105
favorite 0
quote 0
most social conservatives find romney a more attractive alternative than they did john mccain. this is not so much an anti- romney thing as it is -- would it not be nice to be able to find out if a social conservative is viable, both in the primary and in the election? if mr. romney ends up facing off versus one social conservative and they have an extended race towards the nomination, if mr. romney continues to be competitive or better than competitive against mr. obama in the general election polling, and the social conservatives is not able to convince people that he is equally viable against mr. obama in a general election campaign, mr. romney will be the nominee. do not underestimate barack obama's unique ability to unite social conservatives and others around whomever he is running against it in a general election. >> if i could jump in. evangelicals make up 60% of republican primary voters in south carolina. you're calling south carolina that test. how big of a lead does somebody besides romney need to have that? what number says to you that there is somebody else beside
most social conservatives find romney a more attractive alternative than they did john mccain. this is not so much an anti- romney thing as it is -- would it not be nice to be able to find out if a social conservative is viable, both in the primary and in the election? if mr. romney ends up facing off versus one social conservative and they have an extended race towards the nomination, if mr. romney continues to be competitive or better than competitive against mr. obama in the general election...
133
133
Oct 8, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 133
favorite 0
quote 0
we did not even know of john mccain would show up on the night. so that september, mitt romney had a tough month, people ask me all the time with a point to happen? , if you's pretty early think. think. 18 days with sarah palin seemed like a lifetime to me. got two lifetimes, that's like 40 days. a lot can happen on the campaign trail between now and then. it's a very interesting time. let's roll back a little. let's talk about the early days. first, my story. how i got to the campaign. i will go back to september again, 2006. my wife and i were sitting on the banks of the potomac in alexandria, virginia. we have our pad and paper. paper being married to a serial campaigner, she has to go through this ritual every year where we say what are our goals for the year? it never goes exactly the way we want, but it makes me feel better, and she plays a long. we're on the banks of the potomac and we had a nice life. i had a consulting practice i was very happy with and i enjoyed the balance of my life. my wife was working at the university doing public r
we did not even know of john mccain would show up on the night. so that september, mitt romney had a tough month, people ask me all the time with a point to happen? , if you's pretty early think. think. 18 days with sarah palin seemed like a lifetime to me. got two lifetimes, that's like 40 days. a lot can happen on the campaign trail between now and then. it's a very interesting time. let's roll back a little. let's talk about the early days. first, my story. how i got to the campaign. i will...
167
167
Oct 16, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 167
favorite 0
quote 0
did you see john mccain ever looked at him? the other night, the charge was with president obama that he did not look at him at all. now, we are going to move onto the second debate, which is the town hall debate. because i was at the town hall debate in 1996, there is a fascinating story -- bob dole left the room immediately at the end of the debate -- reported to me. i was not in the room. i was with the audience in another auditorium. what does bill clinton do while bob dole leads -- leaves? shakes' everybody's hands and with a love days, looks right in the eyes -- shakes everybody's hands and with a love gaze, looks right in the eyes. to make matters worse, dole's limousine is behind clinton's, so he is sitting there waiting. one of the reasons you work the crowd is because these are the people who talk to the media about what it was like. watch what barack obama does at the end of the second debate and what john mccain does. go ahead. >> i of the question is -- who is best equipped as the next president -- if the question
did you see john mccain ever looked at him? the other night, the charge was with president obama that he did not look at him at all. now, we are going to move onto the second debate, which is the town hall debate. because i was at the town hall debate in 1996, there is a fascinating story -- bob dole left the room immediately at the end of the debate -- reported to me. i was not in the room. i was with the audience in another auditorium. what does bill clinton do while bob dole leads -- leaves?...
84
84
Jan 10, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 84
favorite 0
quote 0
this year's nominees were senator john kerry and senator john mccain. from manchester, it is an hour and 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much, everybody. thank you. please be seated. thank you. please sit down. i am truly honored to be with all of you distinguished politicians and luminaries to celebrate the new hampshire presidential primary and three of my personal political heroes. david broder, who is a legend in american political reporting. john mccain, whose service we all know so well. and of course, i get to give the award to john kerry. you may remember that in 2004,i chaired john kerry's national political campaign for president. my husband billy was his new hampshire campaign chair. in our household, it was john kerry for president 24/7. stephanie can tell you that is true. as you heard in that video, early when he got into the race, everybody thought john kerry was going to be the nominee of the democratic party. but then, as the video showed, by this time in 2003 as the new hampshire primary was heating up, the pundits and the pol
this year's nominees were senator john kerry and senator john mccain. from manchester, it is an hour and 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much, everybody. thank you. please be seated. thank you. please sit down. i am truly honored to be with all of you distinguished politicians and luminaries to celebrate the new hampshire presidential primary and three of my personal political heroes. david broder, who is a legend in american political reporting. john mccain, whose service we all...
110
110
Aug 4, 2012
08/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 110
favorite 0
quote 0
i am falling -- following the president of john mccain, putting out two years of income tax returns and our financial disclosure statements, as required by law. you'll be surprised to see the amazing amount of data associated with our disclosure on line. i do not know who has the microphone. >> the obama campaign filed suit in ohio to try to reduce early voting by a few days for military living overseas. your reaction to that? the you think it is just unfair, going after the military in that way? >> i have not seen that report, so i cannot comment on the specific filing that you describe. i can tell you that i believe our military and the men and women in uniform have an absolute right to speak in this election. their lives are affected by what happens in policies here in this country, and the direction of america. every effort should be taken by the government of the united states of america to assure that every member of the military has the right to vote, and their vote is counted. any effort to impede the right of our military members overseas or domestically in voting would be an e
i am falling -- following the president of john mccain, putting out two years of income tax returns and our financial disclosure statements, as required by law. you'll be surprised to see the amazing amount of data associated with our disclosure on line. i do not know who has the microphone. >> the obama campaign filed suit in ohio to try to reduce early voting by a few days for military living overseas. your reaction to that? the you think it is just unfair, going after the military in...
151
151
Jun 25, 2012
06/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 151
favorite 0
quote 0
also, john mccain is right. they are not discussing influence that citizens united is having nor the breaking of the lock itself. i just don't understand that. host: don, thanks for the call. was your sister older or younger from cleveland? caller: she's my younger sister. she's tough. american hero, a lookout. host: thank you for spreading the word. your call from south carolina, and his point, abby phillip. guest: that's a good point that needs to be cleared up in the media. part of the laws that exist right now say that it is not legal for these outside groups, super pac's, in campaigns to coordinate on message but they are allowed to coordinate to some degree in fund raising. romney as a candidate could go to donors to solicit checks long as he does not say, "i would like you to donate a specific sum of money to this group." he can ask them in general terms to make contributions. the law as it stands now is quite ambiguous which allows for things like this utah confab we are seeing this weekend to occur. man
also, john mccain is right. they are not discussing influence that citizens united is having nor the breaking of the lock itself. i just don't understand that. host: don, thanks for the call. was your sister older or younger from cleveland? caller: she's my younger sister. she's tough. american hero, a lookout. host: thank you for spreading the word. your call from south carolina, and his point, abby phillip. guest: that's a good point that needs to be cleared up in the media. part of the laws...
695
695
Sep 5, 2012
09/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 695
favorite 0
quote 0
i gave john mccain of lot of credit. i know he was disappointed in the final outcome, but i do not think it was a reflection about him and his principles. i think there will be away where latinos who are eager to see leaders on both sides of the aisle, and to encourage that more -- and her if -- i am encouraged that both parties have been urging latinos. when we have robust representation on both sides, i believe all to believe we will get to a solution. >> most polls show the number one issue for latinos is the economy and jobs, and the number 2 issue is immigration, not education and health. what is the latino voter to do when they proceed one party to be costs fell to latinos and the other -- high style to latinos, and the other two and broken promises. how do you address that -- and the other 2 have broken promises. >> imagine? the republican ticket were jeb bush and -- imagine if the republican ticket were jeb bush and susana martina's. dreamers thee credit they deserve for forcing the president into action that he
i gave john mccain of lot of credit. i know he was disappointed in the final outcome, but i do not think it was a reflection about him and his principles. i think there will be away where latinos who are eager to see leaders on both sides of the aisle, and to encourage that more -- and her if -- i am encouraged that both parties have been urging latinos. when we have robust representation on both sides, i believe all to believe we will get to a solution. >> most polls show the number one...
139
139
Nov 11, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
the same way four years ago if we had had the electric of 1988, john mccain would have defeated barack obama. the facts are there. if people turn out, if minority voters turn out, the republicans have a disadvantage to service. latino vote, it was huge. though you look at the states, you could argue iowa. state after state, the latino vote if you take it out, the democrats would have lost. even in florida with 61-39, that the majority in florida among latinos but also the younger generation of cuban americans are voting like dominican or puerto ricans. biggest shift. 75-25 for obama. bush actually won the asian- american votes. it was a swing vote leaning republican. yesterday was three to one democratic. urban-rural. it is 60-40 and demographically which areas are growing, the urban areas or rural america? you would not want to bet on rural america to be our population center going ahead. young and old, again, the youngest voters of the most probing, although i will say that the 18-21 voters are less slightly older than they are. the 21-30. which would you rather have, young voters to
the same way four years ago if we had had the electric of 1988, john mccain would have defeated barack obama. the facts are there. if people turn out, if minority voters turn out, the republicans have a disadvantage to service. latino vote, it was huge. though you look at the states, you could argue iowa. state after state, the latino vote if you take it out, the democrats would have lost. even in florida with 61-39, that the majority in florida among latinos but also the younger generation of...
173
173
Feb 12, 2012
02/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 173
favorite 0
quote 0
i did not like john mccain. there i am. i had to. the nice thing about super tuesday, may 4, may 6, i will get a vote before hand, maybe i will have a choice and a voice. host: carol, super tuesday is march 6, not in may. want to make sure you vote in the right month. our twitter page is twitter.com/c-spanwj. you can send us an e-mail, journal@c-span.org. patrick is joining us from norfolk, va. caller: good morning. it is totally ok to flip-flop. i really believe that. i have made mistakes in my personal life, and i have a flip-flop from negative to positive. -- flip-flopped from negative to positive. it is changing and evolving. host: i want to read the last two paragraphs of the piece from david ignatius. host: so, that is why we are asking the question this morning about political flip-flops. are they good or bad? a reminder, our "newsmakers," program, airing after this morning's "washington journal," our guest is senator jeff bingaman. amongst the issues this morning, the controversial keystone xl pipeline. [video clip] >> the ba
i did not like john mccain. there i am. i had to. the nice thing about super tuesday, may 4, may 6, i will get a vote before hand, maybe i will have a choice and a voice. host: carol, super tuesday is march 6, not in may. want to make sure you vote in the right month. our twitter page is twitter.com/c-spanwj. you can send us an e-mail, journal@c-span.org. patrick is joining us from norfolk, va. caller: good morning. it is totally ok to flip-flop. i really believe that. i have made mistakes in...
65
65
Jan 5, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 65
favorite 0
quote 0
he is a good friend of john mccain and was really hoping john mccain -- why? because jon huntsman's secret recipe for financing a strong second in new hampshire is to tap into those large numbers of independents that can take a republican or democratic ballot -- they will enormously take a republican ballot tuesday. he was hoping to get the votes. john mccain does not transfer all the support to mitt romney. polls show mitt romney leads among independents, jon huntsman is seconds, and huntsman has to worry right now whether mccain's endorsement of mitt romney stops some of the surge of more independents to his candidacy. it is key to him coming in seconds. host: we want to hear from the hampshire residents and we set aside our fourth phone line -- 628-0184. kevin landrigan of "the nashua telegraph" is our guest. lisa from sacramento. caller: hello? hi. good morning. i just want to say that i have been laid off for a little over a year. thank god i do have an interview on tuesday. i just want to say to the republicans, they need to just allow obama to do his jo
he is a good friend of john mccain and was really hoping john mccain -- why? because jon huntsman's secret recipe for financing a strong second in new hampshire is to tap into those large numbers of independents that can take a republican or democratic ballot -- they will enormously take a republican ballot tuesday. he was hoping to get the votes. john mccain does not transfer all the support to mitt romney. polls show mitt romney leads among independents, jon huntsman is seconds, and huntsman...
149
149
Nov 20, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 149
favorite 0
quote 0
and what did you think about john mccain a's call by the weekend, from someone was experience in politics? caller: i think is nothing but the american interest at heart. i think bill clinton would be a great political force in the middle east. and perhaps see along with secretary of state would be terrific. i do not know whether the president wants to use president clinton as opposed to secretary clinton, but either one would bring about a strong force, meaning not troops on the ground, but a mental state of force saying we are concerned about this area and we want peace immediately. people are being killed every day. thank you very much. host: secretary of state hillary clinton has been in the middle east. she is left the president's trip in east asia to go to the area and meet with leaders. here is what traci says on facebook. our role should be to help broker a cease-fire and get back to fixing our own country. and followers on facebook said they like that comment. you can enjoy and that conversation by looking for c- span on a facebook. jeff wright on twitter, our role and the middle
and what did you think about john mccain a's call by the weekend, from someone was experience in politics? caller: i think is nothing but the american interest at heart. i think bill clinton would be a great political force in the middle east. and perhaps see along with secretary of state would be terrific. i do not know whether the president wants to use president clinton as opposed to secretary clinton, but either one would bring about a strong force, meaning not troops on the ground, but a...
360
360
Jan 22, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 360
favorite 0
quote 0
john mccain have a narrative with his years as a pow. mitt romney was born into a wealthy family, and yes, he had to live on a limited income when he was off mormon missionary in france, but his impulses is to think that large sums of money are not really that large. in the exit poll, people were asked their opinion on his years at bain capital, which has become a problem for him lately, and 67% found that it was a positive. it is not that he is a businessman being a problem, but the way he portrays it and the way he reacts to it. host: linda feldman with the christian science monitor and charles bierbauer at the university of south carolina. more from last night, mitt romney talking about issues he has brought up in the campaign and moving ahead of florida, how capitalism and free enterprise are key to his candidacy. [video clip] >> over the past few weeks we have seen a frontal side -- assault on free enterprise. we expected it from president obama. we did not anticipate republicans would join him. that is a mistake for our party and o
john mccain have a narrative with his years as a pow. mitt romney was born into a wealthy family, and yes, he had to live on a limited income when he was off mormon missionary in france, but his impulses is to think that large sums of money are not really that large. in the exit poll, people were asked their opinion on his years at bain capital, which has become a problem for him lately, and 67% found that it was a positive. it is not that he is a businessman being a problem, but the way he...
115
115
Oct 15, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 115
favorite 0
quote 0
hit the [laughter] when john mccain and sarah pailin came to -- came to campaign, i was asked to introduce them. before we went on stage, mccain said, give me some political advice on what to do here in swing territory with the independent voters. so he and sara pailin and i went into a little area back, at a table, and work in very close quarters. i started to give him some advice on embryonic stem cells. i knew sarah pailin was against it. she did not say anything unintelligent. [laughter] because she did not say anything. [laughter] but the relevant part is not the substance of the conversation. the relevant part was setting neat -- sitting in these close quarters. you know the length of sarah pale and's skirts. almost everybody does. when she sits down, the skirts do not go down. she is a very beautiful woman. very sensual. i wrote this portion up very discreetly. [laughter] my ideas on how to solve the nuclear issues with iran. i am delighted to be joined by mike castle, because he is a warrior. he served in delaware as lieutenant governor and then as governor. he was taking tough pos
hit the [laughter] when john mccain and sarah pailin came to -- came to campaign, i was asked to introduce them. before we went on stage, mccain said, give me some political advice on what to do here in swing territory with the independent voters. so he and sara pailin and i went into a little area back, at a table, and work in very close quarters. i started to give him some advice on embryonic stem cells. i knew sarah pailin was against it. she did not say anything unintelligent. [laughter]...
101
101
Nov 28, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 101
favorite 0
quote 0
lindsey graham has often aligned with john mccain on these issues. unless, frankly, we start to hear more republican voices on the senate side coming out against susan rice than we have heard, i do not see this as being a fatal problem for her. host: "the baltimore sun" notes the republican senators would need five republican votes to stop a filibuster of a new nomination. north carolina. go ahead. caller: my problem with all of this is it seems like they are trying to get to something else, and they are just weaseling to get to something else. host: what do you think they are trying to get to? caller: if she went out there with the information that was given to her, and john mccain test not have the common sense to know that -- does not have the common sense to know that it was not her information but the information given to her, i would want to talk to the person that gave her the information. i would want to talk to the people that gave her the information. host: is that going to happen, michael hirsch? guest: that is going to be part of the inve
lindsey graham has often aligned with john mccain on these issues. unless, frankly, we start to hear more republican voices on the senate side coming out against susan rice than we have heard, i do not see this as being a fatal problem for her. host: "the baltimore sun" notes the republican senators would need five republican votes to stop a filibuster of a new nomination. north carolina. go ahead. caller: my problem with all of this is it seems like they are trying to get to...
77
77
Oct 3, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 77
favorite 0
quote 0
he also has served as foreign policy adviser to senator john mccain. all of you see him regularly on fox news sunday and the fox news channel. i met him in 1981 when he was a very young assistant professor at the university of pennsylvania. the question that i would like to pose for each of you, and i will start with governor what does this through feel about the leadership styles of mitt romney and president obama? >> probably not much. >> ok, will this panel is over. [laughter] >> you could extrapolate a few things from president obama's first term that may be instructive. he is not the manager. he does out of a history of managing things. you bring in a lot of good, well trained people and give them tasks and try to lead a government. in the case of mitt romney, who has been a governor, a business guy. he has run the olympics. i think his attitude would be efficiency. i will come in and look at running governments, like a business, which is not always the right answer because government is not a business. you should always look for efficiencies, but
he also has served as foreign policy adviser to senator john mccain. all of you see him regularly on fox news sunday and the fox news channel. i met him in 1981 when he was a very young assistant professor at the university of pennsylvania. the question that i would like to pose for each of you, and i will start with governor what does this through feel about the leadership styles of mitt romney and president obama? >> probably not much. >> ok, will this panel is over. [laughter]...
129
129
Jun 24, 2012
06/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
john mccain is a hypocrite. i think he should put everybody who pays him first to let us know what they get out of that money. number two, i think we have to realize that it is the supreme court who destroyed america. they are the ones who have said that -- [unintelligible] there is no anyone could pay $100 million in one check. an average american can pay $25. any time that someone gives you something, they expect something from you. host: thank you . we will come back to the in a moment. here is some other news. "senate leader striking a deal to free student loan interest rates." they have affectively it reached an agreement that would freeze those student loan interest rates at 3.4% for one-year. this is according to staffers who briefed "the national journal became there is one aide saying there is a deal being finalized right now. they are -- an official announcement is expected tomorrow or tuesday. many are referred to the comment mitt romney made. we carried it live in des moines, iowa. the campaign and t
john mccain is a hypocrite. i think he should put everybody who pays him first to let us know what they get out of that money. number two, i think we have to realize that it is the supreme court who destroyed america. they are the ones who have said that -- [unintelligible] there is no anyone could pay $100 million in one check. an average american can pay $25. any time that someone gives you something, they expect something from you. host: thank you . we will come back to the in a moment. here...
141
141
Sep 19, 2012
09/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 141
favorite 0
quote 0
romney in san diego on memorial day, when john mccain was out there and he smiled as john mccain called -- host: thanks for calling. the white house spokesman's comments yesterday regarding romney. [video clip] >> when you are president of the united states, your president of all the people, not just the people voted for you. you heard the president say so many times, because he deeply believes this, that we are in this together, all of us. from the time he began his career in public service, from the time anyone in this room first heard of him in 2004, his message has been about the fact that what unites us as americans is far greater than the things that divide us. and that is fundamental to who this president is and to what to guide him as he makes decisions. host: another comment from facebook -- one more comment from twitter this morning -- tch fromgo to mi atlanta. caller: let's look at romney 10 years ago. he was a liberal, he was governor of a liberal state, he was pro-abortion. he created romneycare, which is what we have now, like obamacare. mitt romney cannot run on anything
romney in san diego on memorial day, when john mccain was out there and he smiled as john mccain called -- host: thanks for calling. the white house spokesman's comments yesterday regarding romney. [video clip] >> when you are president of the united states, your president of all the people, not just the people voted for you. you heard the president say so many times, because he deeply believes this, that we are in this together, all of us. from the time he began his career in public...
135
135
Jan 14, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 135
favorite 0
quote 0
john mccain's comments in this are quite powerful. my solution is to have a fense, have enough border patrol agents to defend it, and crackdown on employers who hire people who are here legally. >> need a program in the agriculture sector. we need to keep these young people receiving an education in our country, high technical skills, we can have that kind of a program. i want to point out one of the other things you never hear about illegal immigration. there is a great danger that the drug cartels pose an actual threat to the nation of mexico. 40,000 people recently have been murdered in this terrible gruesome drug cartel behavior. my state of arizona, there are guides on mountains that are guiding the drug runners as they go through the border into phoenix where drugs are distributed throughout the country. there is one other aspect that you do not hear about. there is now about the only way that someone can come across the border is through paying these coyotes. they mistreat them, they keep them in houses, the worst kind of condi
john mccain's comments in this are quite powerful. my solution is to have a fense, have enough border patrol agents to defend it, and crackdown on employers who hire people who are here legally. >> need a program in the agriculture sector. we need to keep these young people receiving an education in our country, high technical skills, we can have that kind of a program. i want to point out one of the other things you never hear about illegal immigration. there is a great danger that the...
168
168
Aug 21, 2012
08/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 168
favorite 0
quote 1
also the 2008 nominate john mccain and former governor of florida, jeb bush. speakers include the san antonio mayor giving the kilo -- keynote address at the democratic national convention. , michelle obama and bill clinton. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are highlighting online media sources. today we're joined by guy benson from town halls. thanks for being here. what is town hall that guest: town hall.com is a news and political aggregation site. we have news and opinion from a conservative perspective. we follow the day-to-day developments from across the country. we have a heavy emphasis these days on the election. our sister site is hot air.com. we are excited to be here and plans for inviting us. >> we are looking at the magazine version. another story inside is a web doj doesn't want you to know about drug trafficking. michael bloomberg is america's most dangerous man here is another story. what was the idea behind your website? guest: it was launched in the mid-'90s. it was one of the first political sights on the right on the internet. s
also the 2008 nominate john mccain and former governor of florida, jeb bush. speakers include the san antonio mayor giving the kilo -- keynote address at the democratic national convention. , michelle obama and bill clinton. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are highlighting online media sources. today we're joined by guy benson from town halls. thanks for being here. what is town hall that guest: town hall.com is a news and political aggregation site. we have news and...
263
263
Jan 13, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 263
favorite 0
quote 0
we will also see tonight arizona governor john mccain, -- arizona representative john mccain. also expected to speak tonight in hilton head, south carolina, is south carolina's governor. this is all from the ballroom of the hilton oceanfront resort there. earlier today, -- it is important that the -- have the veterans today because the former massachusetts governor received the support of a number of retired or non-active duty veterans, including the support of the former president of the citadel. we will wait here with the veterans for mr. romney's our rival, who was expected about 10 minutes ago. he is scheduled to be arriving shortly. -- we will wait here with the veterans for mr. rodney's a rival -- for mr. romney's arrival. >> you are here in hilton head, south carolina, still waiting for mitt romney to show up to this campaign event with veterans at the hilton oceanfront resort. in the meantime, we are going to look at a gallop poll, showing that there has been a pretty big increase in the number of people who say they are politically independent. we will show you as muc
we will also see tonight arizona governor john mccain, -- arizona representative john mccain. also expected to speak tonight in hilton head, south carolina, is south carolina's governor. this is all from the ballroom of the hilton oceanfront resort there. earlier today, -- it is important that the -- have the veterans today because the former massachusetts governor received the support of a number of retired or non-active duty veterans, including the support of the former president of the...
188
188
Oct 28, 2012
10/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 188
favorite 0
quote 0
host: in the c.q..com we've got an article talking about north carolina john mccain lost any state by a closer margin than he did in north carolina. how have things changed for republicans and for the republican candidate between 2008 and 2012? guest: i think there is a significant difference in our ground game between 2008 and 2012 f. you remember in 2008 the republicans were looking back to 2004 when we carried the state for bush by the largest margin in the country. at that point folks at the national level didn't realize we could be a swing state or going to obama. that's different this time around. they started ground game here earlier than ever before in history. and we've put more staffers on the ground and more people making phone calls and that's been a strong part of our effort heading into this election. host: we want to take calls from anybody who is watching the show. the numbers are -- a lot of talk regarding the storm off the coast of the carolinas, sandy, what are the plans for the republican operatives for the ground game should that storm make land fall in the caroli
host: in the c.q..com we've got an article talking about north carolina john mccain lost any state by a closer margin than he did in north carolina. how have things changed for republicans and for the republican candidate between 2008 and 2012? guest: i think there is a significant difference in our ground game between 2008 and 2012 f. you remember in 2008 the republicans were looking back to 2004 when we carried the state for bush by the largest margin in the country. at that point folks at...
156
156
Nov 26, 2012
11/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 156
favorite 0
quote 0
guest: the contrast is older white men like john mccain that are attacking her. i think barack obama will probably nominate her to set a trap. i think republicans are right on the substance. she said things that even i know are not true. she is privy to more information than me. she said it was about the video and the attacks were spontaneous. clearly, she had to know she was misleading. she either misled the american people or she is incredibly naive. i think republicans are right substantively. i think it is politically toxic for republicans to oppose her. host: louanne on our republicans line. caller: i hear the same rhetoric about the republicans. they are upset about the illegals. what difference does it make where they come from? i have a neighbor that is german. she is upset that she had to come to america of the right way. she gets nothing free from the american government. we just open our doors and say, come on in. please tell me how much abortion costs? how many abortions do we owe these women? do you ever talk about vasectomies? they get off scott-fre
guest: the contrast is older white men like john mccain that are attacking her. i think barack obama will probably nominate her to set a trap. i think republicans are right on the substance. she said things that even i know are not true. she is privy to more information than me. she said it was about the video and the attacks were spontaneous. clearly, she had to know she was misleading. she either misled the american people or she is incredibly naive. i think republicans are right...
188
188
Jan 22, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 188
favorite 0
quote 0
i remember one time john mccain was blocking a bill that involve tom. i had to track down. i said, this is the bill from tom daschle, really important to tom. you can't do that to the democratic leader. he said, okay. we got it done. tom was my friend from then on. [laughter] >> that is where it all started. >> we have a question right here. the microphone. if you could identify yourself. >> el colton with the hill this paper. i just want to get your thoughts on president obama's region to appointments of richard scored ray in the apartment to the nlrb during a 2-day break in between pro-forma sessions. demonstrations argues that they are a sham sessions. was that -- were those justified under the constitution? >> you may find a difference here. >> i think the president is entirely justified. for two reasons. one, because, as was said earlier, we're making it harder and harder and harder for nominees to go through this incredibly laborious and painful and time-consuming process, and there is no end. it gets worse by the year. and so that alone seems to me to be a factor in
i remember one time john mccain was blocking a bill that involve tom. i had to track down. i said, this is the bill from tom daschle, really important to tom. you can't do that to the democratic leader. he said, okay. we got it done. tom was my friend from then on. [laughter] >> that is where it all started. >> we have a question right here. the microphone. if you could identify yourself. >> el colton with the hill this paper. i just want to get your thoughts on president...
80
80
Aug 20, 2012
08/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 80
favorite 0
quote 0
also, 2008 presidential nominee senator john mccain and former governor of florida jeb bush. democratic convention speakers include san anotonio mayor julian castro delivering the keynote address. plus first lady michelle obama and former president bill clinton. >> some additional speakers have been announced. rahm emmanuel, senator john kerry of massachusetts, tim , and, martin o'malley ted strickland. the republican convention is just a week away. starting at 2:15 eastern, c-span will have live coverage of the platform committee meeting being held in tampa. c-span will have live coverage of the town hall meeting in manchester at 10:35 this morning. president obama also campaigned in new hampshire over the weekend. this happened here had wyndham high school. ♪ [cheers and applause] >> thank you. it is good to be back. [cheers] it is good to be back in new hampshire. first of all, thank you for being here. i know it is a little bit warmer. [laughter] >> i love you. >> i love you back. end youre standing, then yo knees a little bit. we usually see some folks dropping out a l
also, 2008 presidential nominee senator john mccain and former governor of florida jeb bush. democratic convention speakers include san anotonio mayor julian castro delivering the keynote address. plus first lady michelle obama and former president bill clinton. >> some additional speakers have been announced. rahm emmanuel, senator john kerry of massachusetts, tim , and, martin o'malley ted strickland. the republican convention is just a week away. starting at 2:15 eastern, c-span will...
216
216
Jan 1, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 216
favorite 0
quote 0
do you know anything about his falling out with john mccain? >> well, he was for mitt romney, ross perot, for the republican nomination the last presidential election. not mccain. it's part of that just fueds that ross perot has. we've got to really understand, this is -- mr. perot is not somebody playing right-left politics. he's not what we get on our cable talk show fest and even what's happening in washington, d.c. and so anybody who he thinks is abandoning principles on, for example, doing away with p.a.c.'s or super p.a.c.'s and you can see that the mccain was willing to start compromising on a lot of this integrity and principles. and so perot, you know, abandoned him at that point. and i also want to say, the side of ross perot is about action. it's whatever it takes to fix the problem. he's not really about talk. i think there's a famous quote that's in their family or one of his favorite things is i don't want to hear about people that say the river is dirty. i want people that are going to clean the river. get out there and do things
do you know anything about his falling out with john mccain? >> well, he was for mitt romney, ross perot, for the republican nomination the last presidential election. not mccain. it's part of that just fueds that ross perot has. we've got to really understand, this is -- mr. perot is not somebody playing right-left politics. he's not what we get on our cable talk show fest and even what's happening in washington, d.c. and so anybody who he thinks is abandoning principles on, for example,...
171
171
Jan 6, 2012
01/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
that differentiated me from the senator john mccain. hi actively went out. john mccain focused on a small area of spending called earmarks that is not going to solve the deficit problems. i supported, but it will not solve budget problems. the budget problems are taking on entitlement programs, which many members of congress did not do, and i did. >> how are you. congratulations on your way and in iowa. >> thank you. >> this is my best wife, priscilla. >> your best wife? how are you? >> when you can make it, it would be nice. >> we are going to get around. thank you very much. [unintelligible] >> senators, thank you for coming. i saw you on television the other night. i did not know much about you, but i was very impressed. [unintelligible] >> thank you so much. you can come that in front of all of these cameras, right? you could give me a big boost in the campaign. >> senator, your position on the president of iran -- with president obama's position on iran, how did it differ? >> i put forth a plan on that. it is clear. i have a strong plan to make sure ira
that differentiated me from the senator john mccain. hi actively went out. john mccain focused on a small area of spending called earmarks that is not going to solve the deficit problems. i supported, but it will not solve budget problems. the budget problems are taking on entitlement programs, which many members of congress did not do, and i did. >> how are you. congratulations on your way and in iowa. >> thank you. >> this is my best wife, priscilla. >> your best wife?...
89
89
Sep 18, 2012
09/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 89
favorite 0
quote 0
>> john mccain. >> what about this time around? >> i am interested because i think we are in such a quagmire. i am interested in hearing what both sides have to say, especially if we can get down to the nitty gritty. >> what about those who would say it is time to stay with obama versus going with mitt romney? >> i would like to see them reform the department of education, the epa, and i would really take a look at some of the laws on the books that are outdated or religious put out so someone can make a lot of money -- or really put out so someone can make a lot of money. good >> i have listened to you for two hours. you can say you are undecided, but i have only heard one side, so why won't romney get your vote? >> i am leaning more towards romney, i guess, and part of it is from what i saw on the tv. based on what some of the people are saying, i am leaning a little towards romney, and i think it is because i feel trephine -- trick by obama. i voted for him. i believe in him. i thought he had a great platform, but he has not acc
>> john mccain. >> what about this time around? >> i am interested because i think we are in such a quagmire. i am interested in hearing what both sides have to say, especially if we can get down to the nitty gritty. >> what about those who would say it is time to stay with obama versus going with mitt romney? >> i would like to see them reform the department of education, the epa, and i would really take a look at some of the laws on the books that are outdated or...
88
88
Sep 3, 2012
09/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 88
favorite 0
quote 0
four years ago, i think john mccain took it for granted and was surprised at the last minute. i think obama only one by 0.3%. with the high unemployment, it could be harder for him. host: here's the front page of "the charlotte observer." who owns it? guest: mcclatchy, a company out of sacramento, california. host: our republican line. caller: i want to tell you in san francisco, we had a man named jim for years who was fabulous and such a gentleman. i think the people of north carolina must be superb. i hope your convention will be as good as the republicans because when i hear the lineup, it is the old fogeys from the democrat party. even barney frank to give is the fannie mae financial debacle, you know, when they did away with glass-steagall. but the democrats, i just think president bush -- i'm sorry, president obama has spent $29 billion for outsourcing ricky give a for cars in finland and solar power in china. i don't like the fact that he spoke to the russian communist and ask if he was reelected -- after reelected, he would do something about star wars, so i hope the
four years ago, i think john mccain took it for granted and was surprised at the last minute. i think obama only one by 0.3%. with the high unemployment, it could be harder for him. host: here's the front page of "the charlotte observer." who owns it? guest: mcclatchy, a company out of sacramento, california. host: our republican line. caller: i want to tell you in san francisco, we had a man named jim for years who was fabulous and such a gentleman. i think the people of north...